Marlene Neubauer-Woerner (August 25, 1918 – January 1, 2010), born Marlene Woerner, was a German
sculptor
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. She was born in
Landshut,
Germany
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.
Life
In 1932, after the death of both parents, she attended the state school for ceramics in Landshut and completed her Master's degree in ceramics when she was only 17 years old. She began her studies of sculpture in 1936 at the
Academy of Fine Arts in Munich under the guidance of
Josef Henselmann and Richard Knecht. At the academy she was the first woman to study sculpture for use with public buildings.
Since 1945 Marlene Neubauer-Woerner has lived and worked as a freelance sculptor, based in Munich. From 1952 she has been a member of the Sezession, an association of artists in Munich and from 1958 a member of GEDOK, a German group of women artists. In 1978 she was honoured with the Schwabinger Kunstpreis (Art Prize) and in 1984 she received the
Bavarian Order of Merit
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. She was a guest of honour at the Villa Massimo, Rome, in 1987. The cities of Cologne, Vienna, Paris and Athens have honoured her with their medals. She died on January 1, 2010, in
Munich
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.
Exhibitions
Between 1949 and 1989 she exhibited her sculptures at the annual
Haus der Kunst in Munich. She has had individual exhibitions at the
Münchner Residenz
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and in the city hall of Landshut.
In addition she has participated in exhibitions in major European cities (Musee d´Art Moderne in Paris, Zappion in Athens, Palazzo Nazionale in Rome, Palais Palffi in Vienna)
External links
Works of Marlene Neubauer-Woerner*http://www.muenchen.de/Rathaus/bau/wir/hochb/brunnen/173642/index.html
1918 births
2010 deaths
German sculptors
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich alumni
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